ABOUT ME

Jamila Robertson is an entrepreneur, political commentator, and school Governor.

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Jamila is Director of the Centre for the Future of Work.

 

Jamila Robertson stood in the 2024 General Election as the Conservative Parliamentary Candidate for Brent East.​

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In 2016, she created the Slapp makeup app, so with just a selfie you could instantly find the right products for you; wherever you lived and whenever you wanted.

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Jamila speaks in schools and colleges across the country, inspiring young people to become entrepreneurs, go into STEM and take up work experience.

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As a school Governor in two local primary schools, Jamila is focused on ensuring young people have access to networks and a range of career possibilities. 

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During the pandemic, Jamila offered eight under 24 year olds work experience in her business via the Kickstart scheme, in order to give them their first steps into the workplace and the confidence that had been dented by the pandemic.

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She is a passionate advocate for upskilling those on Universal Credit to empower people back to work, and build the SMEs of the future.

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Jamila studied Classics at UCL before going on to gain an NCTJ in Newspaper Journalism, and an MA in Fashion Journalism at the London College of Fashion (UAL).

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Jamila attended Christ's Hospital school in Horsham, West Sussex, where she spent her time volunteering and giving back through Community Service locally and in Romania, and was selected to meet Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Jamila studied a political history course at the University of Oxford and was selected to be part of the Coalition for Global Prosperity's inaugural Future Leaders programme. 

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Jamila is Vice Chair of the Kensington, Chelsea, Bayswater and Fulham Conservative Association; Chair of the Conservative Women's Organisation in Kensington, Chelsea & Fulham; and is Vice Chair of the Conservative Rural Forum.

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